the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
will not do; do not; does not
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back